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Re: Replying with a specified posting style
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Eric Abrahamsen |
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Re: Replying with a specified posting style |
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Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:46:04 -0800 |
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Alberto Luaces <aluaces@udc.es> writes:
[...]
>> The "match" part of the posting style can be more complicated than a
>> simple string match on group name. If you need to match on both "From"
>> header and group name, I think the simplest thing might be to use your
>> own function that checks those two things (the function is called with
>> point in the message that you're replying to), and then sets the From
>> and GCC and maybe SMTP server appropriately.
>>
>> Does that make sense?
>
> Yes, it does. My use case is not generalist, since I do not have any
> rules that I can write beforehand, but from time to time someone
> addresses me at the wrong email identity.
Ah, well posting styles are by definition automatic rules, so that's
probably not the right solution here.
> I was somehow looking for a function that could set up those fields you
> mentioned in the reply process, but if it is not straightforward, I am
> sticking with my procedure: move the message to the group it should
> belong, and then benefit from its posting style when replying.
I think you might look into one of the packages that do "identity" in
Gnus -- see https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CategoryGnus#h5o-5